Approve staff actions to support the community in taking collective climate action as described in Guelph’s Community Call to Climate Action.

3:55:58Well, you're in the wings so get ready.

3:56:01And again, five minutes you guys know the drill. So thank you very much Adam over to you whenever you're ready.

3:56:06I know the drill and I'm just going to read from a column I wrote for Guelph today. And I hope Council asks and staff engage in a conversation about this aspect because it was the one aspect that was missed.

3:56:20In this discussion about the Guelph community called the climate action.

3:56:24There were a lot of things said about building standards net zero protecting our tree canopy reevaluating community energy every aspect.

3:56:32And I would say of environmental virtue signaling was explored in that meeting.

3:56:37But there was one that nobody touched 30% of our greenhouse gas emissions nearly one third come from transportation.

3:56:45And when we say transportation, we mean the private automobile.

3:56:49So in the course of that discussion, Mr. Ho Yan said that there were over 100,000 vehicle registrations in Guelph, which I found an interesting statistic.

3:56:58Because when you consider that in order to break ridership records in a week.

3:57:03That's just around 200,000 boardings and wealth transit.

3:57:08So you have to reconcile these two numbers.

3:57:11And the main reason why people would rather get in their car and ride on then ride on the bus is because and I don't say this lightly.

3:57:19Guelph transit is a failure.

3:57:21Cars are the biggest source of our emissions.

3:57:23No one wants to give up theirs.

3:57:26The obvious alternative is transit, but no one wants to use it because it's woefully inadequate to servicing a city this size as a commuter service.

3:57:34No one at City Hall wants to make substantive changes to improvement.

3:57:39And in fact, I would argue there's been outright sabotage to make to not let those efforts go forward in the name of affordability.

3:57:49So my solution is obvious.

3:57:51Stop there, Adam. Yes, you probably know the drill here.

3:57:55We have our procedural bylaw and code in here does not wish to make disparaging remarks.

3:58:03I don't think it's disparaging.

3:58:05Yeah, I have the floor to state that people staff, especially and or council is purposely sabotaging something.

3:58:15So I'd like you to please take that back and then you still have the floor.

3:58:19I'm not, I'm not going against your time.

3:58:21But in here, I don't think that's fair to our professional staff, especially. Thank you.

3:58:28Fine, I'll take it back so I can continue because I feel like these points are more important than a couple of words.

3:58:34The community at large believes that wealth transit is synonymous with the lateness with lethargy and a leisurely place of change and improvement.

3:58:44So we've had twice in the last 20 years that there has been a wholesale real alignment of the system.

3:58:49And then a couple of years ago when council was presented with a 10 year improvement plan because of delays through the budget process.

3:58:56That's now going to be probably a 17 year plan before it's complete.

3:59:00And I would say that this is assuming that the system can be improved upon. I'm not sure that it can.

3:59:06The hub and spoke model of our trans system is hopelessly out of date. Many trips require a stopover downtown, which can be a huge detour.

3:59:14And the most obvious contributor to lengthiness of a crosstown trip and on top of that major streets in Guelph are not even fully covered by transit.

3:59:21As they would be in a grid based model and bro road is serviced by four different buses, each covering a different portion.

3:59:28So is Victoria road.

3:59:31Because there's almost no direct routes. It takes forever to get anywhere. If you live in a Northwest and want to get to the south end, you're looking at 45 minutes at least if not an hour or possibly more.

3:59:41No one in Guelph who has any other option will undertake an hour long trip on transit when they can do it in 10 to 15 minutes in their car, which is adding another huge barrier to getting people to make the modal shift.

3:59:57I would also argue there's an inherent class. So classes on to transit in Guelph. I think there is a widespread perception that just that transit is meant for the poor for old people who can't drive anymore.

4:00:10Young people who can't drive yet newcomers and students.

4:00:14And I think it's a fact followed by function because if you're a busy person constantly traveling to different locations around Guelph, you're obviously not going to use transit because making even one trip across town requires the coordination of what I would consider a military strike.

4:00:30That's why when you ever you go in this town wherever you go, Green New Deal meeting climate action protest. Community discussion about collective action. The parking lot is always full.

4:00:41Guelph's affluent class who are among the loudest calling for climate action would never sully themselves by getting on a Guelph transit bus. And frankly, I've included many members of council in that through their actions.

4:00:53I'm going to skip that part.

4:00:56In the interest of not saying anything that's going to get me called on point of order. I just want to say that.

4:01:03Councillor Caron made a comment at committee of the whole.

4:01:07That the low hanging fruit is gone and I would agree transit is the highest of high hanging fruit.

4:01:13And nobody wants to climb up and pick it. We had an hour long discussion here. I think more than an hour.

4:01:19I'll wrap up. I'm going to say I'm sure Mr. Fry is going to come down with a lot of really great ideas about heat pumps and stuff, but this is the high hanging fruit.

4:01:27And my only question to council is what would it take for you guys to make the modal shift? What transit could what improvement could transit make to get our city councillors on the bus? Occasionally. That's all. Thank you.

4:01:40Okay, thank you. And is there any is there any follow up questions for Adam?

4:01:46Hearing none. Thank you very much.

4:01:49Okay, and back to my agenda. We have Evan frary coming down from emerge. Thanks Evan and whenever you're ready, go go right ahead. Okay.

4:02:10Thank you, Mr. Mr. Mayor and members of council. I guess it helps if I put my glasses on. I might be able to read what I'm going to say here.

4:02:18We're very impressed. I have to say right off the bat that we're very impressed with the work that the city climate change office is doing and has been doing for quite some time.

4:02:27Emerge is also thankful for the climate goals that the city has approved and that the city has acknowledged the climate emergency. That's why we have significant resources.

4:02:39Pardon me. That's why we have put we have put significant resources into supporting the city's challenge of Enbridge at the Ontario energy board. We want Enbridge to pay for the use of the public right of way.

4:02:50And we could turn that revenue into fighting energy insecurity amongst the most vulnerable and on many more climate projects.

4:02:59Emerge was planning to come to bring coming to bring. Pardon me. I've got a runny nose all of a sudden. Pardon me.

4:03:06Emerge was planning to come to bring some very creative projects to the table and move the needle on that that could move the needle needle on climate change. However, we are very concerned about the manner in which the death. Thank you.

4:03:18Pardon me. Thank you.

4:03:24However, we're very concerned with the manner in which the data has been presented in words. Well, our targets are great. Our progress is nothing is anything, but we don't believe that the scale of the problem is being communicated seriously by the city.

4:03:45There's no question that the chart entitled total emissions that appears on all of the materials clearly shows the problem. However, the text doesn't convey the severity of the problem. The 800 pound gorilla in the room or dare I use another metaphor.

4:04:00Let me be the skunk at the garden party.

4:04:03What the data shows that we are about 20% above where we need to be to put that another way.

4:04:10We have overshot our climate goals so badly that it's like having an additional 30,000 people or more emitting climate pollution in the city in 2023. The report year.

4:04:23I can share that data with with city staff if they would like it's from their data. Sorry, our calculations are from their data emerge fully expects another emissions increase in 2024, but we really want to be wrong with that.

4:04:37It's excellent that the city wants to bring community to the table on fighting climate change from the report. It says since community GHG emissions.

4:04:46I release by all sectors in both more focused and meaningful action by all members of the community is urgently required. This is very honorable endeavor.

4:04:56But how will we fund it. The report states that in quotation marks departmental work plans using staff resources and existing approved funding. But what this means is unclear at this point.

4:05:07It's been three years since the city pulled the funding back from our energy.

4:05:11Wealth who was charged with doing this exact task and up until now we've heard little on it.

4:05:18Our energy.

4:05:19Wealth the money that energy the amount of money remaining from my understanding is that it was between 250 and $350,000 that came back to the city or from an out from an allocation standpoint went into the greener homes loan program.

4:05:34That might have added another 20 homes to that loan project. However, it could have significantly.

4:05:41It could have significantly greatly had a greater impact if used to do exactly what the city is proposing in Guelphs community call to action.

4:05:48Use the remaining OEG money to kickstart Guelphs community call to action. Needless to say that this leaves a lot of questions unanswered, but I'm encouraged by what this but that there is movement here.

4:06:03We had emerged. We want to motivate change. We want to be positive.

4:06:08We want the community to truly take a more aggressive approach on climate change, but we also need to be sure that we can clearly state the problem properly.

4:06:18And in a desperate attempt to end on a more positive note here are some of the positive projects that we as an organization are working on and engaging the public and attempting to add value to what the cities what the city's work is doing.

4:06:32The first one is green development standards or as we like to call them high performance development standards.

4:06:40The banning of fossil fuel fuel ads in city facility. Let's continue to continue to send a clear message to the fossil fuel industry.

4:06:49The removal of Alan's dam to adapt to the flooding caused by severe weather events.

4:06:55There are hundreds of homes in Guelph that are within the GRCA floodplain and susceptible to flooding. Removing Alan's dam bridge, Alan's bridge dam rather could significantly reduce the impact.

4:07:07Making lemonade from decades long limit lemon turn the heavy metal contaminated site of Imico into a community solar project. Our analysis suggests that this could be generating enough electricity for as much as 200 homes.

4:07:21And on that note, I'd like to thank you for the opportunity to address you today.

4:07:26Thanks. Oh, I did. I did miss one other. The one last point I was unable to make, but I appreciate the extra time for my leaky nose here.

4:07:35And that is district energy. Yes, I said it district energy. We've had discussions with consultants working on the dole line site to consider working with the city to

4:07:46consider using the waste heat from the wastewater sewage treatment plant to heat the new dole line development only a couple of hundred meters away.

4:07:55This has been done successfully in Vancouver and I understand other municipalities around the world. And on that note, I'd like to end and thank you for the additional time, Mr. Mayor.

4:08:05Thank you. It also gave me time to cough. So thank you very much. Yeah.

4:08:12Any any follow up question? I know Councillor Allt has one. We'll start with you. Well, thank you.

4:08:18Mayor Guthrie through you to Mr. Ferrari. Mr. Ferrari has a bit surprised. I thought I'd hear you speak more about Bill five and Bill 17.

4:08:26And how germane are those bills to what you were talking about today?

4:08:31I think they're profoundly germane to all of the issues that were attempted. Well, let me let me back up and say the best way of of of characterizing Bill five and Bill 17 is that they will essentially obliterate anything related to positive impact, positive move forward on the environment.

4:08:52I'd get down in the weeds and all the different acts, but it touches all sorts of acts, including acts that may not have environment in their title, but could from a regulation standpoint with some minor changes to it just make it easier for us to just ignore the environment on many different fronts.

4:09:12And the last question, what would you like to see from the city?

4:09:15I think for starters, you should consider taking back whatever money is left over from the allocation from our energy. Well, from putting it into this project, it's at least at this point, it isn't evident to us that there will be sufficient money to actually move forward with this.

4:09:31So I don't think that all of that money has has gone out in the form of loans at this point. And I think it's an excellent opportunity to put it towards more climate change. More climate change use.

4:09:44If it was indeed $300,000 that was remaining that at best would benefit 20 homes. Because I'm guessing that the average loan is that's going out is probably in the range of $20,000 per home.

4:09:56So that it's in the ballpark. And I think it provides us with an excellent opportunity to lever to lever that money into having an impact on just 20 homes to a much broader impact on the broader community.

4:10:09Thank you. I'll ask staff about that money for you. Thank you. Okay, thank you. And Councillor Klassen has a question as well.

4:10:15Yes, thank you through you, Mr. Mayor to the delgit. Thank you. I had a question at first I have two questions. So the first is a clarification around the Alan's dam idea that you had. Could you just repeat that?

4:10:27Yeah. Up until now, all of our for our focus has been on mitigation. And mitigation is about not making the problem any worse.

4:10:36Adaptation, the second side of what we need to do on climate change is adapting to the impacts that we know are going to happen because of the changing climate.

4:10:47So the GRCA maps all the municipalities within well, well, all the land within their jurisdiction within that watershed in a manner that they did, they that they designate something called the hundred, the hundred year floodline.

4:11:00And what that states is that's based on the the the hurricane Hazel that occurred in, I believe it was 1954 1953 that saw 253 millimeters of rainfall down in a 48 hour period.

4:11:16So they're looking at it with that lens and with that lens, it suggests that almost all of the all of the houses backing onto the air masa river upstream between so essentially from Macdonnell up to at least air masa and then further further north of that.

4:11:33Those houses are entirely within the hundred, the hundred year floodplain. A good portion of the of the ward, the area that we know as the ward is my old house on Alice Street, half of the home was in the hundred year floodplain.

4:11:47A whole series of homes and businesses along Bristol Street as well are within that area.

4:11:54The dam at Allen's Bridge is essentially holding back water.

4:11:59And it's what that's doing is it's causing that hundred year floodline to be at a higher, there I say at elevation or or or or or or or altitude.

4:12:09When you take the when you take the dam away.

4:12:11Now all of a sudden that that that dam, sorry, that line comes down.

4:12:16We've been in discussions with the GRCA with with a GR with a GIS specialist and we're looking to model what the impacts would look like of taking that line down significantly.

4:12:26Not only is there a benefit from from an adaptations perspective of we would be adapting to a potential significant storm.

4:12:35I will say that in mid April when we had that that I believe it was 50 millimeters that we got in very short order that the backyards of almost all those homes between McDonnell and Aramos were flooded.

4:12:49So there we're already seeing some of some of the impacts.

4:12:53That's the adaptation side of it.

4:12:55Once we've lowered that now all of a sudden we've also decreased the temperature of the river might think well what does that have to do with anything that dam is what we call a dam.

4:13:05A top draw dam and a top draw dam takes the takes the water off of the very top of of and any all of us have been swimming either in a pool or more more more appropriately in a lake where we know that if sometimes our feet are very cold relative to relative to to our shoulders.

4:13:23That heat stratification exists.

4:13:25And what happens is that when you've got top draw dams they wind up increasing the temperature downstream.

4:13:33It changes the predator prey relationship of the of the flora and fauna that exist that exist in it.

4:13:39And all of a sudden it's changing what the species look like there when we also drop that we also provide an opportunity for a revegetation of the new shoreline that exists.

4:13:50There's another mitigation approach with that new vegetation.

4:13:54It provides us with an opportunity to sequester more carbon as a as a result.

4:13:59I could go on for about an hour and a half.

4:14:01There are many opportunities that are there and as a result of what the city is going through on the on the downtown revitalization and the things that this is this is part of one of the projects they're looking at and we want the city to really seriously consider that piece.

4:14:17Okay.

4:14:19And then this last one is just a yes or no.

4:14:21Are you?

4:14:23Maybe.

4:14:25There's no maybe.

4:14:27Are these ideas the three that you mentioned previously are you working actively with staff on at this point?

4:14:34No, we're doing we're doing our research at this point before we start.

4:14:37And so I'm taking the opportunity to put these on the table.

4:14:40Let me put it that way.

4:14:41That wasn't a yes or no answer, but I think you.

4:14:44Oh, okay.

4:14:45I'm going to go for the answer anyways.

4:14:48All right, Evan.

4:14:49Is there anything further for this delegate?

4:14:51Thank you very much for coming.

4:14:52Thank you.

4:14:53Yeah, appreciate it.

4:14:54Oh, go the other way.

4:14:55There you go.

4:14:56Yeah.

4:14:58All right.

4:14:59Would someone be willing to move the motion from committee that council approved staff actions to support the community and taking collective climate action as described in Guelph's community called climate action.

4:15:10Oh, thank you.

4:15:11Thank you.

4:15:12And goller, you, I believe, have some.

4:15:21Yep.

4:15:22Yep.

4:15:23I'll get to you for sure.

4:15:24Which on my list.

4:15:25I believe you have some extra amendments that you'd like to look to tables at right?

4:15:29Well, your worship, if I could ask through through you through the clerics of my motion is an amendment or if it's following once we approve this separate.

4:15:40Yeah, we can do that.

4:15:41We can do that.

4:15:42That's totally fine.

4:15:43Let's just do it that way.

4:15:44That's cool.

4:15:45Okay.

4:15:46So before I call a vote on this one, did you want to say something to have a question.

4:15:49Awesome to the staff or.

4:15:51Yes, thank you.

4:15:53Through you, Mr. Mayor, the staff.

4:15:54I just wanted to bring attention to Adam Donaldson's comment with regard to transit as I hanging fruit and what, how, how are we considering transit as part of our climate action plan.

4:16:07Just wanted staff to have an opportunity to speak to that.

4:16:12Through the mayor to council class and so part of our community call to action for climate change does include, of course, looking at changes to transportation modal shares.

4:16:26We do that through our active transportation plan or transportation master plan.

4:16:30Of course, we work very closely with our partners in transit as well.

4:16:34We are also looking to bring to you as part of the improvements to transit and to fleet the wealth transit and fleet services building that's coming later in June that we'll be able to give you more information on.

4:16:50But we, of course, we are working within the budget that we have to make all the improvements that that we can. So I don't know if miss Clark Bush has anything to add.

4:17:00Yes, through the mayor to council class and I'll just simply add as Miss Holmes said, just the reminder that June the 17th is when I believe I have the date rate.

4:17:07We have the report that's coming forward that will highlight a lot of the work that we're doing both related to the transit and the fleet facility, how that ties in and creates connects to the ICIP funding looks at budget, because we have had a number of investments in both the operating

4:17:23and capital budget in our transit system, but also coming forward as we look to that June 17 workshop, really highlighting what is needed to to move the electrification of our transit fleet along and and what that the transit sort of growth looks like as we are and I'm going to

4:17:42get wrong what year we're in in our future ready action plan but as we continue through the process of that transit future ready action action plan that is going to continue to upgrade the transit system moving forward.

4:17:59Thank you.

4:18:01So I'll just follow up question because I think that Mr. Donelson was not talking so much about what we were doing with our fleet or our building because we know that we're electrifying our building and we're doing the fleet.

4:18:17How do we, how do we change the modal split so how do we reduce the reliance on cars to make transit more convenient as part of our community at the climate action plan.

4:18:32Like, were we prioritizing that we've we've put the plan out over a longer period of time but is there a renewed interest in and looking at more aggressive ways to change the modal split.

4:18:48So through the mayor, certainly in Miss Holmes may want to comment more on the broader transportation master planning work that's going on because it isn't there's multiple pieces to that puzzle and when we look at how we're going to change the modal the modal split.

4:19:01Certainly, the plan that will transit laid out the future ready action plan will be coming back to that that always comes forward when we look at budget each year.

4:19:13And we talk about the pace that the way that plan was designed it always was able to be sped up or slowed down depending on balancing those fiscal priorities.

4:19:23And so that is something that we will continue to to bring forward.

4:19:28We also have initiatives for example, like transit priority lanes where we're looking at the signal prioritization.

4:19:34Some of those initiatives will also help to improve our transit system.

4:19:38But it is the future ready action plan was always designed to be a multi year process.

4:19:44We're not we're not turning that around overnight and some of where some of this also relates to necessary infrastructure and construction projects and timing that, for example, speed bill is a good example where we need to time how we're going to upgrade those speed bill

4:20:01routes to coincide with infrastructure projects.

4:20:04So it's it's complex and certainly I think we're going to get into more of that detail on the June 17 workshop but I'll look to see if Ms Holmes wants to add anything further.

4:20:14Through the mayor to Council downer just to add it's it's it's also getting people out getting people out of their cars but also not just into buses but also being able to use other modes of transportation.

4:20:25So that's why we have done a lot of investment into our into our trails into our our bike lanes whenever we do we construct a road we do look to make sure that there is some equity in terms of other forms of transportation on those roads.

4:20:42So looking at it from a lot of different angles to give everybody opportunities to make different choices about how they want to travel across our city.

4:20:51Okay, Councillor Cussin.

4:20:56Yes, thank you.

4:20:57You said you'd be quick because I have quick.

4:20:59I have quick.

4:21:00I'm going to give that to you.

4:21:01And it's a follow up and thank you for the question Kathy this is related to it.

4:21:05So, you know, to follow up on what we're here what we heard from Mr. Donaldson.

4:21:10One of the things that he asked us as a council was to challenge ourselves to take the bus.

4:21:15And to me that is a communication strategy and it's also a challenge the community it could be a potential challenge to the community.

4:21:22So is that something that we can look at is it like part of our marketing communication strategy is like, you know, anything but the car type marketing strategy where, you know, Council can can help to, you know, lead an initiative to get people out of their cars into their bikes, amplify and and and help encourage that conversation more through the through the mayor to

4:21:47Council class and so part of our one of the most imperative parts of our community call to action is to have a really comprehensive communication plan to do all those things that you are mentioning some really good ideas about how we can.

4:22:04How we can actually action and show everybody what the community can do the community is asking what can we do and so this is an opportunity to be able to communicate to them and also then demonstrated ourselves by leading by example so that will be certainly part like I said our comprehensive

4:22:21communication plan that we will work with our partners and corporate services.

4:22:26Great, thank you and since I am almost done with the floor I'm just going to add in one little comment which is, I hope that potentially as part of communication strategy we can also potentially maybe collaborate with, you know, different organizations with the city to maybe close down streets and to

4:22:42encourage people to, you know, rollerblade or bike or scooter or and just use anything but the car on like a certain day of the week so I'll end it there so thank you.

4:22:57Thank you.

4:23:00Let me maybe just call the vote on this and then I know you have a few just follow ups concert caller is that okay.

4:23:06Oh, it's great Councillor Kate and I see your hand go for it.

4:23:09Thanks three or some questions for staff.

4:23:13And on the same topic in terms of traffic transit.

4:23:18I know that one of the things that would make it the most convenient for riders is to have a grid system.

4:23:24Right now, the routes are very serpentine so if you don't need to go in that specific area. It's hard to use the bus.

4:23:32Have we done a comparison of what the climate climate impact would be if we put money into creating the grid system over creating the electrification of the buses, because I know both are quite expensive.

4:23:49Have we done a value of how many cars that brings off the street if we had a grid system with the amount of electric buses we have now rather than increasing that.

4:23:59Have we done a priority.

4:24:02So through the mayor to the councillor so just as a refresher the count the wealth transit future ready action plan was exactly that that that is exactly what the plan does is it moves us away from that hub and spoke model to the grid system.

4:24:15It was just a multi year plan and we are only partially into that plan.

4:24:21And so from the wealth transit point of view, we need to continue to your point about making the transit system better and improving it, getting, and I think Mr. Donaldson referenced that we have some roads where we have three and four buses traveling on the same road.

4:24:37Eventually that's what the future ready action plan.

4:24:40The whole plan is laid out helps to eliminate that where we would have single buses, similar to what we have on the main line the 99 we would have other main line routes that go across town, where we move towards that grid system.

4:24:55So that's the intention behind the future ready action plan.

4:24:58The pace at which we move through that plan is part of our budget conversations that we have each year and we will certainly come back to you with further information about that.

4:25:06In terms of the different waiting between that versus the electrification. Again, I think you're going to get lots more information about that electrification project on June the 17th because that is very closely tied to our ICIP funding that we have.

4:25:20And I think it's important in my opinion to keep to approach it from both electrifying the transit fleet also improving the transit system as a whole.

4:25:31Great. Thank you very much.

4:25:34Great. Thank you everyone like to call the vote then on this and actually I'm going to just say something because everyone gets there.

4:25:48Everyone gets to state their opinion on something but you know I just I don't discount I don't actually don't discount you know the conversations that we should have constantly maybe not just a budget around transit bettering transit.

4:26:01I sincerely don't but I do want to just state like council approved in the last budget.

4:26:09A lot of transit initiatives like we I forget what we did we we I think originally it was like was it route five or something that was supposed to be paused and then I gave direction to not have that paused.

4:26:25So in the fall last year that was reinstated then in the budget route nine am I right in the south end. What was that calling sorry.

4:26:35Am I saying that one correct route five is the south end route that we were at. What was the other was it just that one now you're testing me and I'm going to have to look it up.

4:26:43There was another one that wasn't originally in and then we added that and then we added in the children the high school option for free as a pilot project for this year to see how that's going to go.

4:26:56And I've been talking to high school students for the last couple of months now and it's actually amazing to me. I would say 90% of them don't even know about it.

4:27:06So I'm actually been really disappointed in that when I've been going into the rooms and I say like did you guys know that there's free transit free and they're like really.

4:27:15And I'm talking like a ton of high schools that I've gone to they don't know and now they know because I've been going and talking to them about it which is great.

4:27:24But that's in there. We got free for seniors and free free now for the lowest tier income people in our city that it's now free.

4:27:33That's permanent. That's $240 each that they are now saving a year. Those are positive things.

4:27:41And so I just want to I just don't want us to leave this conversation that that there hasn't been movement on some routes, some structures, some free fares, trying to have incentives.

4:27:53Those are good things and I don't think those can be lost.

4:27:57And finally, I would just say I remember in the budget last year, the Councillor Caller, you brought forward an extra $1.2 million for Race to Zero initiatives, which Council approved.

4:28:11I did not veto it. So it stayed in the budget, right? So like we are making investments and we should we should be acknowledged for that as a Council.

4:28:50And so I just think that now this climate called action from a community perspective, we have to amplify that. I 100% agree with that.

4:28:57And we have to do more. I 100% agree with that too. But there are some wins that I just don't think we should completely go over and not acknowledge as a Council that we have done really well.

4:29:12And I just want to make sure that those are those are not left without being said.

4:29:16So with that, I will just I'll call the vote then on on the main motion. Okay, is anyone against that?

4:29:22Good. Nobody. That's great. And then Councillor Caller over to you to throw those other motions on the floor. Okay.

4:29:28Thank you for your worship.

4:29:31Following the Committee of the Whole discussion, I got a message from a constituent who highlighted something happening in other parts of the country that we could be looking at.

4:29:42And if I could ask the clerks to put up the motions, I have three, three motions here, acknowledging that we have to convert 40,000 homes over to heat pumps and that a lot of that work that needs to be done is outside of what the city can directly influence and direct.

4:30:03The first motion is that the city of well formally request the province of Ontario through the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing to amend the Ontario building code to include provisions that effectively require or create a clear pathway for the widespread adoption of energy efficient heat pumps as a main space heating and cooling solution in new residential and commercial construction and major renovations were feasible.

4:30:27Number two, that the city of well formally request the province of Ontario to adopt a tiered building energy performance standard similar to British Columbia energy step code, providing a clear incremental unpredictable regulatory pathway for all new buildings to achieve net zero energy ready levels of performance by 2030 or sooner.

4:30:46They're by supporting a transition to carbon neutral future in Ontario. And the third motion is that this resolution be forwarded to the honorable dog for Premier of Ontario Mike Schreiner MPP for Guelph and other ministers that we usually send motions to

4:31:03This is acknowledging that we need help from the province to meet our goals and and it particularly references British Columbia where they have a province wide guide that directs the construction of buildings

4:31:18incrementally to get to that net zero future and that's something that needs to happen here in Ontario and that we we frankly need in order to be able to meet our climate change targets.

4:31:31And I'm just going to just to include her. I'm wondering if Councillor Kerron would like to second that just trying to be nice.

4:31:48Councillor Kerron can I get a thumbs up if you'd be willing to second that. Okay, just trying to include you. All right, thank you. So that's on the floor. Thank you very much. And

4:32:00Before we go on, I just want to say one quick thing. I just remembered what the other service was that was talking about the Sunday service.

4:32:08So that route far and the Sunday service extension as well. We did that as well. Over to you, Councillor. Thank you, Mayor Guthrie. And I want to thank Councillor Goller for having brought this up. I think that this is absolutely imperative given

4:32:19what we're dealing with with bills five and 17. This provides us with a clear stand and directs the province to pay attention to how we use energy and how we can conserve energy and addresses the issue of electrification as one of the solutions to our use of carbon based fuels.

4:32:41Thanks so much. Can I call the vote on on those three? Okay, it looks like I can. Is anyone against those three?

4:32:51All right. Thanks again, Councillor Goller. It's kind of your night. So thank you for bringing forward all the motions. Those all pass. Thank you to our delegates to appreciate it very much. Okay, so we're going to keep moving along. And we're going to go to the Council Vacancy Declaration and the accompanying report, which is filling of the vacant ward six Councilors.